This study was conducted in response to a requirement in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) which directs the Secretary to examine certain issues and determine the extent to which and manner in which payment incentives and other funding for implementing and using certified EHR technology should be m

EHRcr.pdf

This paper examines consumer health needs that can be addressed through using health information technology, how consumers are using existing health information technology resources, differences in use by demographic group, what is necessary to expand its use, and related policy areas. [PDF - 49 pages]

report.pdf

In an effort to better understand the adoption and use rates of electronic health records (EHRs) and other health information technology (HIT) applications in nursing homes and home health agencies, the University of Colorado was contracted to: (i) review the literature on surveys on adoption, use, and barriers to HIT adoption and use by nursing h

HITlitrev.pdf

This is Release 1 of the Long Term Care-Nursing Home (LTC-NH) Electronic Health Record System (EHR-S) Functional Profile. Based on, and conformant with, the HL7 EHR-S Functional Model (FM) Release 1, February 2007, this document represents the culmination of one year of extensive work by private and public industry representatives and other stakeh

LNEHRSFP1-sf.pdf

LNEHRSFP1-iif.pdf

LNEHRSFP1-A.pdf

This is the third report in a series describing the findings from stakeholders. The background on the taxonomy development is described in more detail in Report A and it is the expectation of the authors that these reports would be read as a set. A group of home health agency providers was invited to provide feedback on the draft taxonomy and info

Taxonomy-HHA.pdf

This is the second report in a series that is describing the findings from stakeholders. The background on the taxonomy development is described in more detail in Report A and it is the expectation of the authors that these reports would be read as a set. A select group of nursing home providers was invited to provide feedback on the draft taxonom

Taxonomy-NH.pdf

This paper reports on findings from a circumscribed literature review and multiple stakeholder discussions pertaining to the use of and need for health information technology applications in nursing homes (NHs) and home health agencies (HHAs). Through these two data collection methods, the authors have attempted to identify and organize the types

report.pdf

This report is based on the most recent and current developments related to health information exchange in post-acute care and long-term care. It builds upon the previous literature review conducted in the project that examined the status of electronic health records in post-acute and long-term care and research on clinical information exchange n

HIErpt.pdf

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), in close collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), contracted with NORC to conduct an assessment of information technology use in ambulatory care health centers whose funding is administered by HRSA's Bureau of Primary Healthcare (BPHC).

chc.pdf

This report is a synthesis of studies that have examined the quality impact of health IT as well as the costs and organizational changes needed to implement health IT systems. This report reviews scientific data about the implementation of health IT to date, as documented in studies published through 2003. It does not project future health care be

HITcb.pdf

HITscreener.pdf

HITcb-appendC.pdf

The goals of this study were to make the MDS compliant with CHI-endorsed content and messaging standards, and to produce a policy relevant report that describes the issues with integrating these HIT standards into federally-required patient assessment applications. This report summarizes the complete findings and recommendations of this study. [48

MDS-HIT.pdf

MDS-HIT-A.pdf

MDS-HIT-B.pdf

MDS-HIT-C1.pdf

MDS-HIT-D.pdf

MDS-HIT-E.pdf

MDS-HIT-F.pdf

This study focused on electronic health records (EHRs) and information systems used to exchange clinical information across providers. The only clinical information systems that were identified that exchanged information across settings that include PAC/LTC providers were health delivery systems that were highly integrated either because of their

ehrpaltc.pdf

There has been growing interest in the use of electronic health information systems. The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) emphasized as one of the Department's main priorities the use of information technology in health care. In November 2001, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) issued a report to Secretary of

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